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10. KDE applications

10.1 Kppp

Many KDE users report problems using Kppp. But before you complain about Kppp, make sure you have already checked the following:

The Kppp documentation can be accessed either by browsing KDE Help or going directly to the documentation directory, usually $KDEDIR/share/doc/HTML/default/kppp. In addition, there's a web page on "How to set up kppp with ISPs in the UK" at http://www.kppp-archive.freeserve.co.uk/.

Now, if you still encounter problems, here's what might help you solve them:

I don't have a valid DNS! What can I do?

Well, guess what? Linux, KDE, kppp, etc. have nothing to do with providing you with a valid DNS. That is the responsibility of your ISP. So write them a nice friendly letter asking them to provide you with the necessary information to set it up.

How do I change the mtu setting in kppp?

Open up the kppp dialog box and select "Setup". Choose an existing account and click "Edit...", or "New..." to create a new dial-up account. Select the "Dial" tab and click on the button that says "Arguments". Type what you want to change in the Argument textbox e.g. mtu 296 and click "Add". When you're satisfied, click "Close".

To make sure the options "took", do one of the followings:

If you want, the mru and mtu settings can be added to the options file, one complete setting per line, no quotes or dashes.

Where are the kppp settings stored?

It is stored in $HOME/.kde/share/config/kppprc.

Kppp connects at a slower speed than normal.

The following might do the trick:

10.2 Kscd

This application comes with a fine documentation called "The Kscd Handbook" which can be accessed through KDE Help. Make sure you have gone through it thoroughly before you ask anything.

How do I close it?

If you've read up, you wouldn't have to ask.... There is a little button on the interface that has a 1 and 0 that is supposed to look like an on/off switch. Clicking on it will exit the CD player. (It is located in the lower left hand side of the CD player.)

Current snapshot of Kscd has solved this confusing behaviour by making the X close the window and where the 1 0 was is now the "DOCK" button.

How do I get Kscd to work with CDDB?

If you are using version 1.2.0, try upgrading.

Kscd claims that there is no /dev/cdrom in my system when I try to listen to a music CD. What should I do?

Create a symlink from the actual cdrom device to /dev/cdrom. For example: ln -s /dev/hdc /dev/cdrom.

An easy way to find out your actual cdrom device is to look in the file /var/log/dmesg for a line similar to:

hdc: CD-ROM 48X/AKU, ATAPI CDROM drive

10.3 Kvt

How do I page-up or page-down in kvt?

Use Shift+Page-up and Shift+Page-down.

How do I toggle the behaviour of backspace and delete?

Look under Options->Terminal of your kvt window.

How do I perform a simple 'cut' from kvt to anything else?

When I do a ls, first I select with the mouse the desired text, press CTRL+C, then I make the other app active, point the mouse to the relevant part and press CTRL+V. Alternatively, highlight the text by dragging with the left mouse button down and paste by clicking with the middle button (or both buttons if you have 3 button emulation set and you are using a two button mouse).

How do I set the size of the scroll-back buffer?

Try: kvt -sl <number>

By the way, if you execute kvt with some unknown option eg. kvt -x, kvt will print out a list of valid options.

10.4 KOffice

KOffice's home page is at http://koffice.kde.org/, and the answers to some FAQs concerning KOffice can be found there. Therefore, I will not repeat those answers here.

Where can I find k2url.h?

It's in the kdelibs/kdeutils subdirectory but you would probably need libkdeutil as well. To get this as well as the header file, unless things have changed since a few days ago, pass 'EXTRA_SUBDIRS="kdeutils kio"' to make -f Makefile.cvs, make and make install when you build kdelibs.

Where can I find StatusBarManager.h?

Please look in the corba package for this header file. It should be in corba's include directory.

10.5 KMail

The one which comes with KDE 1.0 is unfortunately quite buggy. Upgrade, and your problems would (probably) disappear.

How do I leave mail on the server?

Open up the Settings window from the file menu. Click on the Network tab. Select your account from the account list and click the Modify button. This dialog contains the "Delete mail from server" setting which you must not select.

How do I automatically insert a text footer within the mail?

The text footer is called a signature file. What you need to do is open up a text editor (like kedit) and type in what you want to appear in the footer. Save the file under a name like signature or footer. Go into KMail and select File | Settings... Look in the "Identity" tab for the "signature file" field. Click on the ellipses button and select the file you just created. Now KMail will automatically insert that file in any message you write.

10.6 KBiff

KBiff is a mail notification utility and its home page is at http://home.sprintmail.com/~granroth/kbiff/index.html.

How can one instance of KBiff monitor two mailboxes and take the appropriate action when mails arrive?

Are you getting many mails in both mailboxes? If so, it would be better to use two instances to monitor them. If not, then go to the 'Mailbox' tab and click on the little mailbox icon. This will create another mailbox in that instance. Now, whenever either of them gets new mail, KBiff will do all of its new mail stuff....

10.7 KTop

Why can't I see anything on it?

It's a bug, albeit easily fixed. Just resize it by a few pixels and everything should be all right.

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